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severous01

10-17-2010, 11:59 PM

if you drag to a stop you likely have issues...specially in the rear because they engage first...drums.

if you're always slowing down really really slow then the rears will wear down a lot faster than the fronts. plus, if you are always in water, mud, dirt or just seriously having some issues with brake fluids in the drum they'll get really weak. every time they contact it'll wear much more than it's supposed to.

but, 15k is really sad for a lifetime of pads...they should last 50-100k miles.

Shinare

10-18-2010, 12:08 AM

jamal1984

10-18-2010, 10:48 AM

Its funny, because after 15,000 miles the dealership where I bought it from said I was down to 30%, and that I should consider new brake pads 'soon'.

you got to check it yourself, easy way is when you take it somewhere to get it rotate and balance ask them if you can take a look at your Brake Pad.
I took my yaris to Kauffman Tire to get it rotate and balance last couple years when i know nothing about brake & ask them to check my brakes, they said it's need to change badly, 15% left on front 25% left on back, that is when i only got 30k miles.
I got scared & grab a brake pad set from Dealer, go home took out my wheels trying to DIY and when i compare my pad on my car vs the pad i bought from dealer, almost identical in sizes, so i knew and learned my lesson there.

fnkngrv

10-18-2010, 10:59 AM

I am looking to replace my Yaris's brake pads (~50k on stock), some recommendations please?

thanks

Have you also verified your rear shoes? Just curious since you would most likely wear those down quicker than your disc pads....at least in my experience. As for a recommendation for pads however I would check out the Hawk HPS pads like suggested above. MI doesn't sell something unless they believe the product is solid not to mention you would be supporting a club vendor.

http://shop.microimageonline.com/Hawk-Performance-HPS-Brake-Pads-Toyota-Yaris-HB596F-690.htm

cali yaris

10-18-2010, 11:13 AM

^ thanks. the Hawk pads are very good, and the Carbotech 1521 street pads are excellent.

The EBC pads are also excellent, but I don't carry them.

c-dub

10-18-2010, 08:30 PM

what about the rears? where to get them? its on my hony do list and with 60k on the stocks its about time. i have the hawk pads on my mach and like'em alot. so they will do on my girls ride, but part of me wants to put a 6 piston brembo kit in the front and a rear disk conversion in the back. she likes to drive the heck out of it.

bail_w

10-18-2010, 08:42 PM

I found the rear shoes last longer than the disc pads though. Anyway, i heard squeezing noise from the front, so i thought its about time. I will confirm if it requires a change. Thanks for the suggestions.

marcus

10-19-2010, 11:46 AM

my friends yaris automatic pads replace close to 90k still good for another 10k.. rear should last 2x as much...drum brake doesnt always get used unless you keep slamming your brakes.

c-dub

10-19-2010, 12:08 PM

yep all depends how/ where you drive. my girl drives:burnrubber:

DARK AGE 53

10-20-2010, 12:29 AM

I like the NAPA Safety Stop Ceramic Brake Pads.

Klink10

10-20-2010, 09:02 AM

I've got 46k on my stock pads that came with the car. I was thinking it was probably getting close as well, but I haven't heard any squeaking so I haven't thought too much about it.

By the way, not to derail or steal the thread, but it reminded me, I would consider myself a "hobbyist" wrencher and scanned the DIY list sticky and saw no DIY for changing yaris brake pads. Is there a good step by step DIY or should I look for it in the service manual somewhere? (I downloaded the one available here) Is it worth doing myself or should I just take it to some brake place?

The one here helped me along with that part of the service manual. If you have the tools or access to them and take your time it's not that hard. I did mine when I took everything off to get powdered. Make sure you read and use the proper cleaners and greases to avoid trouble down the road.

swidd

10-20-2010, 05:14 PM

There are some videos on Youtube showing how to replace brake pads.. I haven't tried it in practice, but looks simple enough.

Haven't found instructions for the rear pads tho.

bitz767

10-20-2010, 08:21 PM

Not wanting to start another post, i have a question. My 2010 LB that i bought in Feb, has 22k miles on it. The breaks are starting to squeak like hell about 20% of the time, the rest of the time, no noise. I had the breaks inspected at the dealer on the 15k service, but havent had them looked at since. During the service the idiot tech tried to take off the drums with the parking break, he used the bolts and tried to push them off, then started using a hammer. I eventually told him after i realized he left the parking break on. Some parts fell out of the drums as they came off, i dont know what they were. He put them back together and havent had any problems except for the last 500 miles or so. I pulled the drums last weekend and cleaned out the break dust, but couldnt see anything majorly wrong. The noise sounds like its coming from the rear breaks. I guess i will have to pull the front pads this weekend to see if they are okay or not. Any thoughts?

jamal1984

10-20-2010, 09:20 PM

Wat kind of cleaner u suggest to clean the rear drum dust?

bail_w

10-22-2010, 01:05 PM

I don't think it matters.

Klink10

10-22-2010, 08:09 PM

Wat kind of cleaner u suggest to clean the rear drum dust?

I put a mask on and hit it with compressed air. Then I pulled the drum and really hit the innards with air. Sent the drum for powder.

FitSsikS

02-23-2011, 10:52 AM

There are some videos on Youtube showing how to replace brake pads.. I haven't tried it in practice, but looks simple enough.

Haven't found instructions for the rear pads tho.

Hey guys I just found your forum while searching the net for info on Yaris brakes.

Here are some great schematics for the fronts:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e193/funepics/Yarisfbcomp.jpg

I can upload the removal steps as well as the same for the rear....

...if that's ok with admin. :evil:

I did a quick search - I didn't find any such thread already in existence so.....:iono:

FitSsikS

02-23-2011, 12:52 PM

Hey forget all that crap I just posted.

I just put my glasses on and now I see that I can "attach" pdfs!

:eyebulge:

I'll split the applicable pdf (too big) then upload both parts.

Oh ya and if it's somewhere here already....apologies

746watts

02-23-2011, 05:26 PM

I took the front pads out at 75,000 kms and there was 7mm left, new pads have 11.4mm depth of friction material, subtract the little bit from the wear groove to the backing plate which I didn't measure, 1mm???.

FitSsikS

02-23-2011, 10:01 PM

Oh ya and if it's somewhere here already....apologies

Nm the whole dern pdf is posted here in the forum.:wub:

:bow:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1768

MUSKOKA800

02-23-2011, 10:30 PM

OEM pads/shoes last forever.
Watch your wear after you cheap out on the replacements.
I've nearly 90,000 kilometers on my sedan and the original stuff is just fine (all street).
I ,might upgrade with Garm's stuff come spring. Some ass-kicking upgrades would be sweet inside my 18's (but wouldn't fit inside my 14" winters).

Vinceb

02-24-2011, 11:39 AM

OEM Pads and Routers, replaced at 128,000km (lots of highway driving). Going to get the original routers turned and put them back on - we'll see how they do with turning them down.
haven't tackled the back as of yet, another month or two when it warms up.
they still had a little life left in them, but they were pretty much done.

walt101786

02-26-2011, 03:12 PM

i got a hb 07 yaris and put on at least 53k miles on my hb, the only thing i did recently is resurface my rotors cus my pads are still good, from what i heard, i still got like 75%on it, and as for the rear ones, i am bout to check it out this coming up week and see if i need change it, most likely i would need to clean it and adjust it so that i can have a better stop response. as for pads wise, hp pads, ebcs pads, and any higher performance pads are great. if u decide to upgrade it to better ones, i would suggest upgrade ur rotors as well for better results.

Nahid

01-17-2017, 03:45 PM

Please comment if I need to change these pads.

WeeYari

01-17-2017, 04:05 PM

^ No

SirDigby

01-18-2017, 01:59 AM

well, they look about half worn, maybe more. it looks like you have glaze build-up. you should hit them with a heavy grit sandpaper. (like 120 or 220)

esse10

01-19-2017, 02:28 PM

Not to stir up any conflict here but I'm at 155k miles with original stock pads with no issues, all highway miles.

@Nahid, those pads are still good and I notice they have tattle tells on them too.

zoidberg444

01-21-2017, 03:38 PM

My 06 Yaris has 125K miles and is on its 3rd set. I think i had the OEM's replaced at 60K by a garage but they used cheap ones which i replaced at around 96K with pagids from Euro car parts. I serviced the front brake hardware and changed the fluid at 110K miles and they seemed like they had plenty of wear left in them.

I think my mechanic also rebuilt my rear brake shoes at around 70-80K. There was still 3-4mm of material on them when i inspected them last April.

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SirDigby

01-21-2017, 04:53 PM

I think my mechanic also rebuilt my rear brake shoes at around 70-80K. There was still 3-4mm of material on them when i inspected them last April.

he ripped you off! I think they are 5mm new. I inspected, cleaned, and adjusted my rear shoes on my last car (civic) every 40-50,000 miles (48-80,000km) but never replaced them. I bought them twice, pulled the drum, then returned shoes to the parts store. I sold the car, with factory shoes, at 338,000 miles (544,000km)

unless you drive with the parking brake on, or you have a leak from the wheel cylinder, you should never need to replace the rear shoes...

Motzking1

01-21-2017, 10:25 PM

he ripped you off! I think they are 5mm new. I inspected, cleaned, and adjusted my rear shoes on my last car (civic) every 40-50,000 miles (48-80,000km) but never replaced them. I bought them twice, pulled the drum, then returned shoes to the parts store. I sold the car, with factory shoes, at 338,000 miles (544,000km)

unless you drive with the parking brake on, or you have a leak from the wheel cylinder, you should never need to replace the rear shoes...
I run a fleet of over 50 toyota yaris cars for a delivery company. Typically the fronts and rears wear close to eachother. We replace the pads and shoes at about the same interval. This is 70,000mi to 110,000 miles. These are fleet cars that are after loaded with parts and it's in the Seattle area so it's constant stop and go. These are all 2012 to 2016 models. I cannot speak to the older yaris. They also are all manual trans. So better life than auto trans for brakes due to downshifting and using the engine to brake more. They have very solid brakes. It seems like the first thing to break is the manual trans 2nd and 3rd gear Synchro rings before anything else. Next is brake pads and shoes. Then the clutch at about a hundred and twenty thousand miles.

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scratchpaddy

01-21-2017, 11:18 PM

So better life than auto trans for brakes due to downshifting and using the engine to brake more. They have very solid brakes. It seems like the first thing to break is the manual trans 2nd and 3rd gear Synchro rings before anything else. Next is brake pads and shoes. Then the clutch at about a hundred and twenty thousand miles. I don't understand why people use the transmission to slow down. Brake pads are way easier to replace than shredded synchros.

David C

01-22-2017, 11:40 AM

I don't understand why people use the transmission to slow down. Brake pads are way easier to replace than shredded synchros.

On long/steep downhills, it's useful to maintain a proper coasting speed without playing with the brakes.

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Amdkt7

02-13-2024, 02:35 PM

I'm at 190k right now with original front and rear. I know the rear is ready to be changed. I have not inspected the front, but I guess I should before buying pads. I came here trying to find out if I can use ceramic or not. I know that some rotors will wear too fast with ceramic.
Yeah, I use a lot of engine braking, and I like to coast a lot, as long as there is nobody behind me I'm going to coast to a stop as much as I can.

RedRide

02-20-2024, 03:57 PM

Yeah.... it all depend how one drives.
My '09 Yaris in now my retirement car and it is driven mainly around town.
So, I replaced just the front brake pads about a year ago.

FWIW.... I learned the hard way years ago the how long pads lasts depends on how you use them....... no hard, unnecessary "panic" stops, etc